(03-23-2017 10:27 AM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  

(03-23-2017 10:22 AM)Seahawk Nation 08 Wrote:  

(03-23-2017 08:09 AM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  while i agree, let's not get carried away. There are many ways you can live at the mid major level, we had a good level of success with a grinding style with Jerry and Brad. And i don't think Gonzaga presses much.

The style of ball Jerry and Brad played doesn't work as well anymore. The game has shifted. With the rules that are trying to make the game more "free-flowing" and less physical, it makes sense to play at a faster pace to try to wear down your opponent in that way rather than trying to win games 51-50 with hard defense.

Brownell is struggling at Clemson in part for that reason. And Keatts only lost one game to Earl Grant in his tenure here. Obviously the biggest reason for that was the talent level, but they did tend to struggle with our style of ball too.

It does still work, and Brownell struggling at Clemson is comparing apples to oranges. It's much more difficult to make that style work at that level than it is in mids.
Look at this list of the best scoring D's, it's littered with Mids and most made the tourney:
http://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men...t/team/146

I do agree with you guys, we should continue our current path for continuity, but to state that that style doesn't work anymore simply isn't accurate.

Interestingly, one of our consensus targets is NCCU's coach, and they were 22nd, and a few spots ahead of COC.

If it isn't working well at the next level, shouldn't that be the signal for mid-majors not to try it as much anymore? We want to reach the next level. That means better athletes and a faster style of play. We don't want to be content to just win CAA games, no? It's not just us, it's any team that wants to win NCAA Tournament games.